chronicles of an igorot in australia. a photoblog in parts, this is intended as a diary, travelogue, memoir, journal, palimpsest, igorot blog, accounts of misadventures, running battles or whatever it turns out to be. there might be souls out there with common interests. do post a comment.

at 3km in, runner says 'this is better than mowing'. 'I concur' said I.
but in the middle of third lap, I was conquered and thinking 'I'd rather be mowing'.
many first-time marathoners
one runner ran the Penrith marathon in nsw the day before. amazingly awesome!
consumed 32 cups of water and fluids all up from the four water stops
towards end of race- heat shimmer looking like pools of water
runner in distress from heat(?) at finish

No run is perfect, but everybody won.

the top females

many older runners doing great times
top 50 finish

other events in toowoomba that same day
cycling and vintage car show
runners win, feet down

Saturday, 5 October 2013

With a diverse economy and excellent infrastructure Roma is the top
regional centre for much of Queensland’s South West.

The largest
cattle-selling centre in the southern hemisphere is in Roma.

But even with its booming agriculture, gas and oil industry, modern infrastructure and cosmopolitan feel, Roma has retained much of its country charm and hospitality.

On his fourth
expedition in 1846, from nearby Mount Abundance where he was exploring, Surveyor-General
Sir Thomas Mitchell reportedly wrote, “I … beheld the finest country I had ever
seen in a primeval state – a champaign (meaning ‘undulating country’ in archaic
French dialect) region, spotted with wood, stretching as far as human vision or
even the telescope would reach.”